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Ind. Courts - More on "Judge Felts pleads not guilty"

Posted on July 24, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today under the headline "Judge accused of thwarting test for DWI." Some quotes:Allen Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Felts might have intentionally tried to subvert...

Ind. Courts - More on: Two young attorneys in different parts of the state in court for drug/alcohol related charges

Posted on July 24, 2008
On May 11, 2007 the ILB posted an entry on two young attorneys - Teresa Perry of Evansville, who was charged with "eight counts related to possessing and distributing methamphetamine," and Terry J. Record, who, according to an Indianapolis Star...

Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court rules against sex offender"

Posted on July 23, 2008
Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case of Jesse S. McCown v. State of Indiana (ILB entry here, 5th case, is the subject of a story posted this afternoon by Sophia Voravong in the Lafayette Journal Courier that begins:A...

Ind. Courts - More on: "Activist lawyer works to keep city honest"

Posted on July 23, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 29th, quoting from a John Ketzenberger column in the Indianapolis Star about local attorney Paul Ogden, today Ogden has filed a class action complaint on behalf of Clarke Kahoo and Howard Elder against the...

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Ind. Law - Still more on: More issues with the General Assembly's website

Posted on July 23, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 13th, where I wrote:[W]hen it posted the link for the Acts of 2008, the General Assembly removed the link for the Acts of 2007. This despite the urging of myself and many others that...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)

Posted on July 23, 2008
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (0): NFP criminal opinions today (3): Nickolus Stamper v. State of Indiana (NFP) Joshua Weathers v. State of Indiana (NFP) Gregory Fleming v. State of Indiana (NFP)...

Ind. Courts - John Newman, records manager, is retiring July 25th

Posted on July 23, 2008
A press release issued today via the Courts site begins:The Indiana Supreme Court is saying good-bye to the longtime Director of Information Management. John Newman is retiring July 25th, after 22 years with the Indiana Supreme Court, Chief Justice Randall...

Ind. Courts - "Judge Felts pleads not guilty"

Posted on July 23, 2008
Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette attended the initial hearing in Marion County Superior Court this morning and reports in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS ? Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts will keep his driver?s license after an initial....

Ind. Decisions - "Ex-Purdue football player's sentence reduced"

Posted on July 23, 2008
Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case orf Kyle Williams v. State of Indiana (ILB entry here, 4th case, is the subject of a story today by Sophia Voravong in the Lafayette Journal Courier. Some quotes:A former Purdue University...

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Unsolved Tippecanoe County Courthouse bombing nearly ten years old

Posted on July 23, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 29th, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today in a story that begins:In less than two weeks, the person who drove an explosives-laden pickup truck into the Tippecanoe County Courthouse -- causing...

Ind. Courts - "Advocates Against Domestic Violence Blame Denial Of Protective Order For Woman's Death"

Posted on July 23, 2008
See the Advance Indiana entry here....

Ind. Courts - "Probable cause affidavit gives details of Allen County judge's arrest"

Posted on July 23, 2008
Jeff Wiehe of The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel posted details last evening (7:41 pm) of "a newly released Marion Superior Court probable cause affidavit." in the arrest of Allen Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Felts in downtown Indianapolis early Friday morning...

Ind. Law - Still more on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"

Posted on July 22, 2008
Referencing the ILB item posted earlier this afternoon on the proposed Vincennes golf cart ordinance, Kevin R. Patmore, an attorney in Santa Claus, IN, writes (quoted with permission):I have read your blog rather regularly, and noted your entry (again) today...

Ind. Law - More on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"

Posted on July 22, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 30th, Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:An ordinance drafted by VPD Chief Tom Grove on allowing golf carts on certain city streets was presented to the city's Board of Works several weeks...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana decision today

Posted on July 22, 2008
In U.S. v. Woolsey (SD Ind., CJ Hamilton), a 20-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:Charles Woolsey was convicted of drug and firearms offenses after police executed a search warrant at his residence and discovered a cache of guns, cocaine, marijuana, and...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 10 NFP)

Posted on July 22, 2008
For publication opinions today (5): Scottie Hart v. State of Indiana - "Scottie Hart, pro se, appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm. "Issues. 1. Whether the trial court erred in revoking Hart?s probation. 2....

Ind. Gov't. - East Chicago case an issue in campaign for AG seat

Posted on July 22, 2008
Joe Carlson reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:The two candidates for Indiana attorney general are sparring over the role a public construction contractor could play in the upcoming racketeering trial against former East Chicago city...

Ind. Courts - "Despite protest and possible legalities, Randolph to build courthouse annex"

Posted on July 22, 2008
When last we hear of the Randolph County Courthouse project, it was July 16th and the Muncie Star-Press had thrown up its hands in an editorial titled "It's time for courthouse saga to come to an end." Today the always...

Courts - "Ohio Judges See More Do-It-Yourself Divorces and System Slowdown "

Posted on July 22, 2008
A long AP article today, posted by Law.Com, reports:With the economy down and the cost of lawyers high, more people are choosing to represent themselves in divorce cases. But legal amateurs who struggle with complicated paperwork are slowing down an....

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Allen Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Felts arrested in Indy

Posted on July 22, 2008
Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts was at work Monday handling domestic relations cases, days after his arrest in Indianapolis on a drunken-driving charge. But whether he will return to his...

Ind. Law - More on: Pesky artists at both ends of the state

Posted on July 22, 2008
Updating Sunday's ILB entry about Evansville's new arts district zoning ordinance is this Courier & Press editorial today. Some quotes:In the past year, the city has designated the Goosetown area around the old Alhambra Theatre as the Haynie's Corner Arts...

Ind. Law - More on: Grand jury returns indictment in Jeffersonville "road rage" case

Posted on July 22, 2008
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal has a long story today on the grand jury indictment. A quote:A six-member Clark Circuit Court grand jury spent last week reviewing evidence and witness testimony from the June...

Environment - Update on: Mary Gade, regional administrator of U.S. EPA Region 5, resigns

Posted on July 21, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 2nd, an EPA press release today announces that Gade's successor has been appointed -- although Gade's name is never mentioned. Some quotes:CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today announced...

Ind. Law - Longtime legislative attorney John Bremer, 86, dies

Posted on July 21, 2008
From the July 20th Indianapolis Star obituary:John was an attorney from May 1, 1971 and retired in Nov. 1, 1992. His work mostly involved drafting bills and doing legal research for the legal services agency. He was Parliamentarian for the...

Ind. Courts - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana opinion today

Posted on July 21, 2008
In Diana L. Vail v. Raybestos (SD Ind., Judge Young), a 10-page opinion, Judge Flaum writes:Diana Vail is a former employee of Raybestos Products Company. Vail suffers from migraine headaches, a condition that required her periodically to take medical...

Ind. Law - Grand jury returns indictment in Jeffersonville "road rage" case

Posted on July 21, 2008
The Jeffersonville News & Tribune has an early report that begins:A Clark County Grand Jury this morning indicted Yalanda Parrish of Jeffersonville for her role in a road-rage shooting last month. Parrish, 39, admitted to shooting Wesley Mosier Jr., 52,...

Ind. Courts - Union County receives $7,000 from Public Defender Commission

Posted on July 21, 2008
From a press release on the Indiana Courts site....

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 2 NFP)

Posted on July 21, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Jason J. Green v. Laura S. Green , a 19-page opinion, Judge Vaidik writes:In the third time this child custody case has been before this Court, Jason J. Green (?Father?) appeals the trial court?s...

Ind. Courts - "Tax accounting trio unsung heroes in region's public corruption fight"

Posted on July 21, 2008
Andy Grimm of the Gary Post-Tribune has an interesting report today featuring the FBI tax accountants behind the Lake County anti-corruption efforts. The story begins:If you follow Northwest Indiana's colorful, larcenous political history, you know the names: Operation Bar-Tab, Operation...

Courts - "Med school for judges: A crash course in medical litigation"

Posted on July 21, 2008
A long and very interesting article in the American Medical News, reported by Amy Lynn Sorrel. Here is a quote from within the article:After getting a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the case, judges got a chance to address their own...

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